“My husband is in Afghanistan and a few ‘favorite things’ would brighten my day!”
How about that, Sisters?!? OK, Edie, please contact Living Proof Ministries at toll free (888) 700-1999 and give us an address. Please ask for Kimberly or Susan. Knowing what we now know, all of us here would want so much to send you to the beach…but, instead, we’re sending the beach to you. ENJOY!!!
PROCEED WITH CAUTION: this post will embody most everything you anticipate and perhaps even despise about women’s ministry. There will even be pink nail polish. As the great Professor Thornbury said a few weeks ago on the Twitterverse “something is not a stumbling block if you can see it coming.” So, consider yourself warned.
Colin and I just returned from a week at the beach in Mexico. It was crazy fantastic. I slept. I read classic literature. I also swam with a dolphin named Duey. And on the day I returned home I was greeted abrasively by a stomach bug and a crick in my neck so bad I could barely move my head. Oh, and then my 100 lb puppy Winston ate my over-priced prescription eye-glasses. But how can I really be frustrated with this bad boy?
Anyway, since this weekend was the Memorial Day holiday I scrolled through numerous tweets from people who were somewhere fabulous while I was at home with a bag of frozen corn under my neck. And I began to weep for the serenity of the ocean and my dolphin Duey.
But enough about me.
I want to talk about you.
I got to thinking that there may be some of you who won’t get a break this summer. While nearly everyone you know is off to some fabulous island, you won’t get a moment’s rest. For whatever reason, you won’t be able to retreat to the beach or the mountains or to wherever else makes your heart happy. We want to send a little fun and lots of love your direction so we’re doing a random give-away. And it will not include commentaries, concordances, or anything super useful or meaningful.
This giveaway is simply full of some of my personal favorite summer things including: Bobbi Brown Beach parfum (seriously smells exactly like the beach!), classic Ray-Ban aviators, Votivo Candle in White Ocean Sands, a pair of bright yellow Moleskine notebooks, Tea Forte’ Pomegranate Blackberry Iced Tea, and America’s Test Kitchen Best Summer Dessert recipes. See the contents below:
There are really no conditions for this giveaway. My hope, of course, is that this gift makes it into the hands of someone who simply can’t get a break this year and not someone who is heading to the Maldives or Bora Bora next week to stay in one of those little huts with glass floors sprawled across sparkling turquoise waters. But truly, if this gift brings a big smile to a single one of your faces that is quite enough for me.
So, please enter your name in the comments section if you could use a little sunshine in your world. We’ll do a random drawing and announce the winner at noon on this Thursday the 31st.
You are loved.
Melissa
Melissa, how sweet of you to treat a special someone with a touch of the beach. What better place to experience God’s beautiful handiwork? With your selected products that will seem possible even within our own home. Thanks for your sweet spirit and for being such a caring Godly girl. I know you are a blessing to your family, as you are to us siestas.
Planning my daughter’s wedding in August, so no beaches for me this year.
This is amazing! Thanks for thinking of those of us who can’t get away even for a weekend. Encouraging just to know people remember those who can’t.
Fun!
Looking forward to whatever this summer. I don’t have plans for a vacation, but life is good.
What a great idea! Especially for those of us who spend our ‘vacation’ times doing things like working on computers. (Yes, I’m one of THOSE geeks). Tanks Melissa for being so thoughtful!
Looks like a super great bag of goodies 🙂
Please enter me. Thanks!!
Oh I’d love this- we just adopted a little girl and so our world is very small this summer so she can adjust to life in a family- so it would be nice to have a ‘imaginary get-away’
Love your dog! So cute!!
How exciting!! Thank you!
My husband and I won’t be seeing the beach until September. My church has given me a vacation, of sorts, during the summer with a break from choir dates and rehearsals, and also no women’s Bible studies scheduled. I am taking this break time to complete your mom’s challenge to memorize the book of James-which I dearly loved including your insightful writings. I’m finishing chapter 4, and looking forward to 5. It has been such a blessing to me, that I am already making a list of what I will memorize next: several Psalms and Ephesians.
With Jesus’ song and words in my heart,
Laurie
Nails, Smells, and Tea, Oh my! Break needed over here for a mom who just (tearfully) sent her 7 year old sweet boy to spend time with his Dad for week 🙁
Susan Hill Nashville, TN
How fun! Thanks for doing this!
I would love a little bit of sunshine in my life!
Yay summer! What fun treats- I’d love to win!
Aaaaaaahhhhh! I haven’t been anywhere to get away since 2004! I have been stuck in this house SICK since early 2005 and am pretty sure my getaway days are over.
This would be such a treat 🙂
How kind! Please enter my name. Jan Martin
WOW, that looks like an awesome give-away. Here’s my name in the mix-
Elizabeth Still – SUCH a fun summery gift!!
Just looking at those wonderful things takes me away…the beach would be my vacation of choice…not happening this year…I am spending my vacation money seeing someone special June 29 – 30 in Colorado Springs 😉
Oh, yes, I could use some sunshine! And I would spread it by sharing some of the goodies! Whoever gets this will be blessed, I am sure!
Hi, I’m Kris. [Hi Kris!] I’m a school administrator… not the sort that earns the big bucks… that doesn’t get the summer off. Yup, you got it. Year-round students for me while 90% of the people on my FB [yup, even the friends are teachers] post all day about how bored they are now that they’re on summer vacation. I know it’s a random drawing, but I needed someone to hear my summer angst! LOL
you will never hear this teacher complain about how bored she is during the summer. I do love my summers off!! 🙂
I got married on the 19th of May and instead of jetting off to some fabulous island for our honeymoon, my husband and I stayed home and planned a 10 year anniversary honeymoon. Hopefully we can afford it by then! 😉
Kim
What a fun and fabulous summer pack!! I am very preggo this summer with 2 toddlers so my getaways will consist of eating popsicles in the shade while they run through the sprinkler 😉
I will not be vacationing this summer, however, I pray a hard working momma wins this. I remember working through summers wishing I could spend time with my daughter. God knows who needs this and will guide you in making the choice. Hope you’re feeling better.
Our family will be flying from California to Ohio this summer for our 16 y/o son to have surgery to correct a congenital defect. Since both my husband and I are from Cleveland and have family there, the support will be awesome, but spending a week in the hospital and two weeks recovering before flying back home, will not be the fun, relaxing vacation we hope to plan for next year. : )
Oh, I hope you win.
Oh this is so exciting!!! Thank You so much for thinking of us!! I would LOVE to win!! 🙂 My name is Colette Pellegrino!
Just walked in and the house reeks of Javex!
The beach scent would be most welcome.:)
Oh, what a fabulous gift! All things girly and beachy at the same time! Count me in.
What a fun idea!
What a great gesture 🙂
How wonderful! and generous!
Hugs!
Cat
I plan to keep my grandchildren this summer and will not be vacationing . I would love to have my named pick for this sunshine getaway items.
Would love to win a beach vacation in a bag 😉 how fun!!
How fun!!
Wow this looks like fun!
Having your son be called by God to go into minisrty + trying to make it with as little debt as possible= no summer vacation this year(but priceless for eternity). Besides I am saving my vacation days for eternity!
What fun little goodies!
What a great giveaway! Every item resonates with “summer”!!
SUCH a sweet, sweet idea!!
We rarely get away as we own our own business, a quiet time in my backyard is as good as it gets!
I could use a little rest and relaxation. This ha been quite a year this far and sadly I won’t be able to join my family on a vacations this year. Praying for all women who need a little break away.
These products would “take me away” to the beach, my favorite place in the world!
Wow! What a wonderful giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity and I’m so glad you got to getaway with your husband!
What a fun giveaway. While the James study did put me in the mood to break out a new concordance and enroll myself back in Greek and actually study it this time, a girlie gift basket at a time when we are having to say goodbye to our plans of making our annual visit home to the States to see family this summer would be kind of fun. Of course, if you wanted to give away a jet so we could take that trip, I wouldn’t argue. 😉
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How I would love this!! No vacations for me this summer, so this would be awesome!! Thank you for all you do for us here in siestaville!!!!
Grad=no vacay!! What a sweet way to bless someone 🙂
We went to the lake for Spring break but had to come home after 2 nights. The hubby and daughter were sick and running a fever. Don’t know when we’ll get a chance to get away even for a few days. Well, anyway, let the fun begin! Sherry W.